ABSTRACT

In its earliest form in North America, “wildlife management” was described by Aldo Leopold (1933) in his book Game Management as “the art of making land produce sustained annual crops of wild game for recreational use.” Today, however, wildlife management has taken on a broader definition. The term management in a wildlife context currently refers to intended actions and goals directed towards a population or species of interest. Usually, management actions directly or indirectly (e.g., habitat modification) manipulate wildlife populations toward some goal that is beneficial to either the animal or society. Management actions include modification of habitats, influence or control of human actions or public interest groups, or manipulation of individuals or populations of a species of interest.